A thoughtful approach to land use planning, paired with decision-making that balances growth and development with natural and cultural resource protection, is vital to maintaining a healthy and vibrant Piedmont region.
Gigaland: New Packaging, Same Harmful Impacts
Gigaland is back with its latest proposal, renamed Remington Digital Campus. While the new proposal represents a smaller footprint (a relative term when talking about millions of square feet) for its six data center buildings, …
Remington Tech Park Developer Plans a Permanent Gas Fuel Cell Power Plant
The Remington Tech Park data center campus developer, PointOne, has proposed an onsite power plant that would rely on natural gas fuel cells. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the application on July 9 …
Old Mills Trail Extension: Long-Time Greenway Vision Coming into View
Albemarle is beginning the first phase of a planned project to extend the Old Mills Trail four miles downstream. There it will eventually connect to a future park at Milton Landing and an existing greenway …
Piedmont Memorial Overlook: the view that inspired a lifelong commitment
A flash of blue soared over my car windshield. What kind of bird creates a vivid cerulean streak? Was that an Eastern bluebird? Or was it an indigo bunting, the eponymous bird I later heard …
Fauquier Updates + Developments to Watch – Summer 2026
We are currently focused on several such developments, including Dominion’s purchase of land next to its Morrisville substation, the latest change to Remington Tech Park’s onsite natural gas power plant, a new gas line proposed …
Time’s Up: The Costs of Data Center Tax Break in Virginia Far Outweigh the Benefits
Virginia has one last chance this year to pump the brakes on an unprecedented data center expansion that is overwhelming the state’s electric grid — and its communities …
Bike Month 2026: Better Than Ever
Bike Cville’s momentum is spreading. This year, there was something happening every single day, from group rides to events and clinics …
Weigh In Now to Protect the Future of Rural Loudoun
On Monday, May 4, the full Board of Supervisors will hold a special session to vote to support or reject the recommendations of the Transportation and Land Use Committee (TLUC) on the Western Loudoun Rural …
Bike Cville: Jump Starting Sustainable Momentum
This is the second in a series of blog posts reflecting on BikeCville’s eighth year. The previous post described the rides from the viewpoint of a participant. This post talks about why PEC started BikeCville …
PEC statement on Prince William Digital Gateway latest legal win
The recent ruling by the Virginia Court of Appeals against the Prince William Digital Gateway, in favor of the citizen-backed lawsuits attempting to block it, is another example of the growing grassroots power of Virginians …
